Persuasion
About the Production
Based on Robert Cormier’s young adult novel The Chocolate Wars, Persuasion uses the subject of a Catholic school fundraiser as a microcosm of the perils of capitalism.
Production Team And Cast
Conceived and Directed by
Ping Chong
Written by
Ping Chong, Anne Basting and Vince LiCata
Production Assistant
Anne Basting
Lighting Design
John David Paul
Sound Design
Martin Gwinup
Set Design
John David Paul
Costume Design
Patt Ness
Stage Manager
Heather Cameron
Cast
Sara Tobin, Christopher V. Edwards, Brian Goranson, Heide Janssen, Vince LiCata, Ion Kenneth, Brian Page, Paul de Cordova, Anne Parker, Dawna Christopher, William Gladen, Kari Samuels, Charles Nolte and Lou Markert
Performance History
Premiere
University Theatre, University of Minnesota (May 1994)
Partners
University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
Funders
The TCG/Pew Charitable Trust National Theatre Artist Residency Program
The Winton Chair in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Theatre and Dance